Gastrolust

If you’ve stumbled across this site and reached the top of the blog (where this post will stay, for the near future), you’re probably wondering why there’s so much sexual content. Well, in addition to being a food writer, I’m a sex educator. And sex and food are both about pleasure, aren’t they? So I’ve [...]

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This is the second article of mine that Edible Seattle‘s publisher censored due to his discomfort with sex, resulting in my departure from the magazine. See the first, and further explanation, here. Is variety the spice of life? That’s the question I can’t resist asking Amanda Bevill, owner of World Spice Merchants, minutes after meeting [...]

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Love Every Day …a chocolatier’s lifelong relationship with the world’s favorite indulgence Note: This is the uncensored version of the “Hot Plate” article from the January/February 2011 issue of Edible Seattle—my last published piece for the magazine. This is also my explanation of why I left the magazine. It’s a bit painful for me to [...]

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Another quickie for now. Yeah, I’ve been watching Top Chef Masters this season, even after all three Seattle chefs fell in their first episodes. I got a kick out of this week’s episode when Susur Lee (who’s a kick himself) made a lust-filled dessert, including a “little triangle” which prompted one of the judges to [...]

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More connections between sex and food…and more evidence that Europe outpaces the United States in openness and affirmation about sex.

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Another video (by Grum) with sex and food connections. Not quite sure what to make of this one. Good? Bad? What’s the message?

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Enjoy!

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Sure, Sunday is Easter. But if you’ve ever been in Japan the first Sunday of April, then you might know that April 4 will be Kanamara Matsuri – the Festival of the Steel Phallus. I’ve had the fortune of attending this festival, held at the Kanamara Shrine in Kawasaki, featuring penis carving contests (wood and [...]

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This month’s inspiration: “Little Red Corvette” by Prince “On the verge of bein’ obscene” is how Prince describes his babe’s body in this 1982 classic; it’s also an apt description of the song itself. On the surface, “Little Red Corvette” sounds like it’s about a car, but it is filled with not-so-hidden sexual references. Chef [...]

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Okay, I simply couldn’t resist posting this picture, which I snapped outside the Lusty Lady while on the way to ART restaurant for a quick visit. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Mine started with a huge turkey dinner for eight which I won from Whole Foods Market in Interbay. (Thanks!) Made some kimchi that [...]

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